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andrea mitchell, this format, questions coming from the moderator, in this case, martha radditz of abc news, but as you know the candidates have a skill on the topics, what is the short list for each guy? >> reporter: well, i think just watching what president obama and mitt romney have been arguing about, gives you a road map on what we expect to hear tonight. you will hear arguments over the budget, over medicare and taxes. and these two men, remember, paul ryan and joe biden were on opposite sides of the negotiating table, during the super committee on the failed budget, where they failed to reach agreement. so they have a lot of past history and will air their arguments in public. you will also hear joe biden bring up abortion, because mitt romney said just this week he didn't know of any legislation that he would go after abortion if he was elected. well, he and his team walked that back, but joe biden is going to try to interest women voters. and then, there is benghazi, you know they will go after that, a lot of criticism on the hill, spreading out after the campaign. both of th
andrea mitchell, this format, questions coming from the moderator, in this case, martha radditz of abc news, but as you know the candidates have a skill on the topics, what is the short list for each guy? >> reporter: well, i think just watching what president obama and mitt romney have been arguing about, gives you a road map on what we expect to hear tonight. you will hear arguments over the budget, over medicare and taxes. and these two men, remember, paul ryan and joe biden were on...
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let's bring in andrea mitchell now and she joins us from washington. andrea, governor romney had been held considered lukewarm in terms of the republican base early on in this. has that changed now? >> it has, indeed, lester. the romney campaign is trying to use the momentum from his debate performance to fire up that base and it seems to be working as well as motivating his grassroots organization. that effort was slightly blunted by the jobs numbers, one of his talking point, but the campaign is clearly feeling a lot of energy. the biggest change is they have a coherent message, one message. why would the next four years be any different than the current four years? the problem for team obama, the president didn't make that case for himself when he had 70 million people at the debate and now they'll take down mitt romney with fact-checking and challenging what he said in the debate in advertisements and speeches, but they will not have that same, large audience. >> peter noted that later in the week, the vice presidential debate will take place. coul
let's bring in andrea mitchell now and she joins us from washington. andrea, governor romney had been held considered lukewarm in terms of the republican base early on in this. has that changed now? >> it has, indeed, lester. the romney campaign is trying to use the momentum from his debate performance to fire up that base and it seems to be working as well as motivating his grassroots organization. that effort was slightly blunted by the jobs numbers, one of his talking point, but the...
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andrea mitchell looked into the truth behind the rhetoric of both candidates. >> let me repeat what i said. i'm not in favor of a $5 trillion tax cut. that's not my plan. my plan is not to put in place any tax cut that will add to the deficit. >> reporter: romney has proposed making the bush tax cuts permanent for all tax levels and then cutting all rates an additional 20%. he would repeal the alternative minimum tax and repeal the estate tax. they said mitt romney's tax plan would cost $4.8 trillion over ten years. he said his plan would be paid for but to pay for those he would have to close loopholes and get rid of some tax deductions, he said, and tax credits, but he's repeatedly refused to say which deductions he would get rid of saying he would work with congress to make those decisions. also president obama said his plan would cut the deficit by $4 trillion. >> we all know that we've got to do more so i put forward a specific $4 trillion deficit reduction plan. it's on a website. you can look at all the numbers, what cuts we make and what revenue we raise. >> reporter: that est
andrea mitchell looked into the truth behind the rhetoric of both candidates. >> let me repeat what i said. i'm not in favor of a $5 trillion tax cut. that's not my plan. my plan is not to put in place any tax cut that will add to the deficit. >> reporter: romney has proposed making the bush tax cuts permanent for all tax levels and then cutting all rates an additional 20%. he would repeal the alternative minimum tax and repeal the estate tax. they said mitt romney's tax plan would...
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andrea mitchell has been leading our truth squad. they began with the disagreement you heard over domestic energy and oil production. take a listen. >> reporter: oil production did fall by 14% on federal lands on shore and offshore, brian, b that was only in one year. from 2010 to 2011 and it was largely the result of fallout from the deep water horizon oil spill in the gulf of mexico in 2010. mr. obama is right that since he took office oil production on federal lands is up in both 2009 and 2010 oil production increased even with the 14% drop last year. overall production on federal lansds is still up 10.6% since 2008. one or thing, in terms of natural gas production. natural gas production is down and declining since 2003 according to the energy information administration mainly because of off shore natural gas drilling, brian. >> andrea, another topic early on and this has come up sporadically during the campaign. what did mitt romney say and when did he say it about, quote, letting detroit go bankrupt, more specifically general m
andrea mitchell has been leading our truth squad. they began with the disagreement you heard over domestic energy and oil production. take a listen. >> reporter: oil production did fall by 14% on federal lands on shore and offshore, brian, b that was only in one year. from 2010 to 2011 and it was largely the result of fallout from the deep water horizon oil spill in the gulf of mexico in 2010. mr. obama is right that since he took office oil production on federal lands is up in both 2009...
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nbc's andrea mitchell has been leading our truth squad. she zeroed in on one of mitt romney's most frequent attack lines on the president. take a listen. >> then the president began what i've called an apology tour going to various nations in the middle east and criticizing america. i think they looked at that and saw weakness. >> bob, let me just respond. nothing governor romney just said is true starting with this notion of me apologizing. this has been probably the biggest whopper that's been told during the course of this campaign. >> reporter: the president pushes back very hard on this. in fact, he ner used the word apologize when he went overseas to cairo in 2009 explaining that he thought the u.s. had made a few mistakes in dealing with the world. many consider it a matter of diplomacy and nuance. romney points to several examples including when president obama said in 2009 that, quote, america has shown some arrogance and been dismissive, even deris sieve. romney claims that shows weakness which is harmful to the u.s. place in th
nbc's andrea mitchell has been leading our truth squad. she zeroed in on one of mitt romney's most frequent attack lines on the president. take a listen. >> then the president began what i've called an apology tour going to various nations in the middle east and criticizing america. i think they looked at that and saw weakness. >> bob, let me just respond. nothing governor romney just said is true starting with this notion of me apologizing. this has been probably the biggest...
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. >>> let's go to andrea mitchell. andrea, as you know, foreign affairs is the topic of the third and final debate. but there's no law against it. coming up tonight and today, the secretary of state hillary clinton did something critical for the top of the ticket. >> reporter: she did. she talked about benghazi, she took the blame. republicans tell me if one of the questioners ds not bring up benghazi tonight, mitt romney will find a way to work it in. on the eve of the debate, though, as you pointed out, the secretary of state in per true did interviews with all the networks, trying to let the president off the hook in advance of the debate. and take the blame for the administration. >> look, i take responsibility. i'm in charge of the state department. 60,000 plus people all over the world, 275 posts. the president and the vice president certainly wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals. i don't think we want to get into any blame game. i think what we want to do is
. >>> let's go to andrea mitchell. andrea, as you know, foreign affairs is the topic of the third and final debate. but there's no law against it. coming up tonight and today, the secretary of state hillary clinton did something critical for the top of the ticket. >> reporter: she did. she talked about benghazi, she took the blame. republicans tell me if one of the questioners ds not bring up benghazi tonight, mitt romney will find a way to work it in. on the eve of the debate,...
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we get a check of me of the facts tonight from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. mitt romney's switch to a more moderate foreign policy last night was clearly aimed at independent women voters. the so-called security moms. in the past, romney has taken a hardline on the possibility of military action against iran, to stop its nuclear program. last night he emphasized diplomacy. >> and, of course, a military action is the last resort. it is something one would only consider if all of the other avenues had been tried to their full extent. >> on syria, romney used to talk about the u.s. arming the rebels. then two weeks ago, he said the u.s. should help allied partners arm them. last night his emphasis was on avoiding a u.s. military role. >> i don't want to have our military involved in syria. i don't think there's a necessity to put our military in syria at this stage. >> finally on benghazi after spending more than a month, including at last week's debate. relentlessly attacking the president for security an
we get a check of me of the facts tonight from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. mitt romney's switch to a more moderate foreign policy last night was clearly aimed at independent women voters. the so-called security moms. in the past, romney has taken a hardline on the possibility of military action against iran, to stop its nuclear program. last night he emphasized diplomacy. >> and, of course, a...
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andrea mitchell, washington. >>> and chuck todd with us tonight, for more on this. and chuck, the crowd, the questioners say nothing of the moderator, becomes almost the third man in this format. >> reporter: no, it does, and you have to be careful, you know, you can attack a moderator and you win points with the public. you attack a member of the public and you lose points for the public. this race is at a nice edge, you no longer call it close, but the president has structural advances, there are no butt's, it is that close l advances, there are no butt's, now, the opportunities and pit falls have to do with this format this format, mitt romney big hurdle is the issue of , with this format, mitt romney's big hurdle is the issue of relating to the average joe and jane, well, joe and jane are asking questions tomorrow night. he pulls that off, breaks through this one barrier, and the structural issue could change and give him an advantage. the president, of course, has to re-paint mitt romney as being the out of touch rich guy. we'll see if he can pull it off. >> ch
andrea mitchell, washington. >>> and chuck todd with us tonight, for more on this. and chuck, the crowd, the questioners say nothing of the moderator, becomes almost the third man in this format. >> reporter: no, it does, and you have to be careful, you know, you can attack a moderator and you win points with the public. you attack a member of the public and you lose points for the public. this race is at a nice edge, you no longer call it close, but the president has structural...
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we begin our coverage here tonight with nbc's andrea mitchell. good evening. >> good evening. the president showed up today armed with attack lines against mitt romney a day late. trying to regain his footing after a rocky debate performance, the president today seemed everything he was not last night. >> the man on stage last night, he does not want to be held accountable to the real mitt romney's decisions and what he's been saying for the last year. >> mitt romney was greeted with thunderous applause this morning. >> last night i thought was a great opportunity for the american people to see two very different visions for the country. >> the morning after, even supporters said the president seemed tentative, defensive, frequently looking down at his notes. perhaps like some of his predecessors in debates. ford, carter, bush and bush. almost too accustomed to the oval office. not used to being challenged. the president did not use some of his potent attack lines. mitt romney's comments to wealthy contributors that 47% don't pay federal income taxes and are dependent on the g
we begin our coverage here tonight with nbc's andrea mitchell. good evening. >> good evening. the president showed up today armed with attack lines against mitt romney a day late. trying to regain his footing after a rocky debate performance, the president today seemed everything he was not last night. >> the man on stage last night, he does not want to be held accountable to the real mitt romney's decisions and what he's been saying for the last year. >> mitt romney was...
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mitchell, thank you. >>> and the supreme court today takes on a question of race, and the question, has affirmative action run its course? the justice department is looking into the case, deciding whether or not they can take racial background into account as colleges decide who to admit. our justice correspondent, pete williams with more. >> reporter: brian, 30 years ago, in a case called bachi, the supreme court said that a college can take a person's race into account when providing admissions, because it provides better diversity. now the question seems to be, how much diversity is enough? like nearly all american colleges, the university of texas at austin tries for racial diversity, but the way they did it was tried by a senior, abby fisher. >> the race should not be considered. >> reporter: she says that affirmative action kept her out. >> there were people with lower grades who were not -- the only difference between us was the color of our skin. >> reporter: she says the state law that guarantees the top 10% of graduates makes the university racially diverse enough. 29% his
mitchell, thank you. >>> and the supreme court today takes on a question of race, and the question, has affirmative action run its course? the justice department is looking into the case, deciding whether or not they can take racial background into account as colleges decide who to admit. our justice correspondent, pete williams with more. >> reporter: brian, 30 years ago, in a case called bachi, the supreme court said that a college can take a person's race into account when...
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we begin tonight with nbc's andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom. andrea, good evening. >> good evening, brian. it is the political super bowl, or perhaps the world series. mitt romney, behind in all battleground polls for the last three weeks, now has the most to gain from a game-changing night. and the most to lose if he doesn't turn it around. as the candidates head to debate camp, rolling up their sleeves, getting down to work, each claims to be the underdog. >> governor romney, he's -- he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> he plays, barack obama, he plays them well, too. i hate to tell you. >> reporter: mitt romney practicing with ohio senator rob portman looks like he's been getting a workout. the president sparring with john kerry, even chose a key suburb in nevada, a battleground state, for his practice session. neither candidate is known as a great debater. aides say the president doesn't like to talk in sound bites, and can be patronizing. >> you're likeable enough, hillary. >> thank you. >> reporter: romney, say advisers, can come off as
we begin tonight with nbc's andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom. andrea, good evening. >> good evening, brian. it is the political super bowl, or perhaps the world series. mitt romney, behind in all battleground polls for the last three weeks, now has the most to gain from a game-changing night. and the most to lose if he doesn't turn it around. as the candidates head to debate camp, rolling up their sleeves, getting down to work, each claims to be the underdog. >> governor romney,...
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it is directed by, and stars ben affleck, and tonight, andrea mitchell talks to him about what he saw in history that made him want to convert it to the screen. >> reporter: argo, a film that could have been taken from today's headlines, an angry mob storms the american embassy, somewhere in the middle east, but this is not benghazi or cairo, it is tehran. it is in the hands of students tonight. they took 52 americans, most of them diplomats, hostage, in what became a 444-day nightmare, the movie, starring ben affleck, said he was drawn to the story because it was so much like today. >> i knew it would be the revolution, the consequences of the revolution, i didn't know it would be so tragic and resonant. >> reporter: for days, americans were glued to their tv on word of the hostages. many didn't know. the film tells the story america didn't know hostages. many six embassy workers escaped to the home of the canadian ambassador. and the big secret? a daring cia officer who created an improbable plan to rescue them. >> they're a canadian film, or science fiction movie. >> we all fly in
it is directed by, and stars ben affleck, and tonight, andrea mitchell talks to him about what he saw in history that made him want to convert it to the screen. >> reporter: argo, a film that could have been taken from today's headlines, an angry mob storms the american embassy, somewhere in the middle east, but this is not benghazi or cairo, it is tehran. it is in the hands of students tonight. they took 52 americans, most of them diplomats, hostage, in what became a 444-day nightmare,...
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back here, with the race, chuck todd and andrea mitchell, and chuck, a new day after a big event. >> you know, absolutely, if it was not clear to you before it should be now. the two men trying for office, don't really like each other very much. barack obama and mitt romney clashed in what could have been the worst and most difficult debates of the modern era. president obama and mitt romney picked up today where they left off during their argumentative debate last night. >> mitt romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal, we are not buying it. we know better. >> when it comes to his policies and his answers and his agenda, he is pretty much running on fumes. >> reporter: the only thing missing today, the finger pointing and glares dominated last. >> i am happy to answer the question. >> the oil prediction is down -- >> have you looked at your pension? mr. president have you looked at your pension? >> you know, i don't look at it, it is not as big as yours. >> you will get your chance in a moment, i'm still speaking. >> reporter: and at times, the moderator, candy crowley, struggled
back here, with the race, chuck todd and andrea mitchell, and chuck, a new day after a big event. >> you know, absolutely, if it was not clear to you before it should be now. the two men trying for office, don't really like each other very much. barack obama and mitt romney clashed in what could have been the worst and most difficult debates of the modern era. president obama and mitt romney picked up today where they left off during their argumentative debate last night. >> mitt...
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so you can tell the white house is taking it very seriously. >> andrea mitchell in the d.c. news room, along with chuck todd, thank you both tonight. >>> there is news tonight on the tainted outbreak. it is linked to tainted steroid injections that came from a pharmacy in massachusetts deat there are more cases and more hs deaths sadly to report tonight. the cdc says the number of confirmed infections is up to 105 in nine different states. the death toll has gone up to eight. our report tonight from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: at st. thomas hospital in nashville, 71-year-old janet russell remains in intensive care, battling meningitis. >> to watch mom, shake, and grab her head in pain should not happen. >> reporter: her symptoms began in early september, a week after she received a common steroid injection for back pain. investigators believe the steroid was contaminated and came from the new england compounding center which shipped the vials to doctors and clinics in 23 states. now there have been eight deaths, among them, diana reid, last week. >> my heart is broken f
so you can tell the white house is taking it very seriously. >> andrea mitchell in the d.c. news room, along with chuck todd, thank you both tonight. >>> there is news tonight on the tainted outbreak. it is linked to tainted steroid injections that came from a pharmacy in massachusetts deat there are more cases and more hs deaths sadly to report tonight. the cdc says the number of confirmed infections is up to 105 in nine different states. the death toll has gone up to eight. our...
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mitchell, thank you, in washington. >>> as recently as yesterday, the head of tourism in lebanon was angry at this past episode of the popular tv show "homeland," for portraying brute then, an explosion of violence ter what was a peaceful run there. a massive car bomb where some fear that the war in syria is spreading. eight people are dead, our report tonight from stephanie gosk in brute. >> reporter: the bomb devastated a narrow street in one of a narrow street in one of beurit nicest residential neighborhoods. buildings collapsed, cars burned, calm turned to chaos. the whole place was destroyed, this woman yelled. god saved me, but there is nothing left. no roof, no windows. the explosion left a 15-foot crater, among the dead, al-hassan, one of lebanon's top officials. they made an urgent plea for blood as more than 100 were rushed to emergency rooms. this has been the fear all along, that violence in syria would spill over its borders, many believe that is what happened today there in beirut country. but until today, the some of the same sectarian l divisions that fuelled the civ
mitchell, thank you, in washington. >>> as recently as yesterday, the head of tourism in lebanon was angry at this past episode of the popular tv show "homeland," for portraying brute then, an explosion of violence ter what was a peaceful run there. a massive car bomb where some fear that the war in syria is spreading. eight people are dead, our report tonight from stephanie gosk in brute. >> reporter: the bomb devastated a narrow street in one of a narrow street in one...
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andrea mitchell with our story. thanks. >>> from pakistan tonight a truly shocking story of brutality against a 14-year-old girl targeted r assassination by the taliban because she dared to stand up and speak out. the world is just now learning about this. and reacting to it in horror. we get our report tonight from our nbc news pakistan based correspondent amna nawaz. >> reporter: she's known as a fighter for peace, for the right of girls like her to go to school. that made her an enemy of the taliban. today, gunmen hunted her down at her school in pakistan. police say her classmates tried to protect her. but the men waited until she came out and they shot her, once in the neck, once in the head. the taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying they wanted to kill her for at least a year, to silence a voice that dared to speak out against them. >> they cannot stop me, i will get my education, if it is in home, school or any place. >> reporter: this 2009 interview with a journalist was one the gi
andrea mitchell with our story. thanks. >>> from pakistan tonight a truly shocking story of brutality against a 14-year-old girl targeted r assassination by the taliban because she dared to stand up and speak out. the world is just now learning about this. and reacting to it in horror. we get our report tonight from our nbc news pakistan based correspondent amna nawaz. >> reporter: she's known as a fighter for peace, for the right of girls like her to go to school. that made her...
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andrea mitchell is another part of our political team in denver. she'll be fact checking the debate for us during our coverage later tonight. but because of breaking news on two fronts, libya and syria, tonight we come to you in your capacity as our chief foreign affairs correspondent. what do you know on both? >> reporter: well, the president was briefed on this latest incident. today syria, according to the u.s. and nato, attacked turkey, which is, of course, a nato ally and a strong u.s. ally across the border, with mortar fire killing reportedly five civilians in a residential area near the border. turkey then retaliated. tonight there was an emergency meeting in brussels. the nato ministers condemning syria for this attack. and also the president, the white house issued a statement from the national security council. hillary clinton spoke to the turkish foreign minister and said the u.s. will support turkey in this. all are condemning syria and holding syria to account. this as also more trouble for the administration with benghazi. the hill i
andrea mitchell is another part of our political team in denver. she'll be fact checking the debate for us during our coverage later tonight. but because of breaking news on two fronts, libya and syria, tonight we come to you in your capacity as our chief foreign affairs correspondent. what do you know on both? >> reporter: well, the president was briefed on this latest incident. today syria, according to the u.s. and nato, attacked turkey, which is, of course, a nato ally and a strong...
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mitchell, what should people watch for tonight? >> reporter: i think watch for new rhetoric from romney, a softening from his position on iran, there were back-channel talks between the united states and iran about talking about getting together. not yet agreed to by the ayatollah for iran, or from the united states, but the agreement of the diplomatic issues are a good thing, you may hear more rhetoric on benghazi and libya, and both candidates will talk about china quite a bit. china's impact on ohio, they're all looking towards voters in ohio, the battleground states. >> andrea mitchell, we don't have you home for long, given your world travel and view of the world right now, what is the most urgent and pressing issue that could come up tonight? well, i think the afghanistan troops, tens of thousands, that is very important. but the most pressing issue right now seems to be syria, the united states can no longer ignore that situation, a huge hole that is sucking in other country hiss huge hole, so far 30,000 people hole, so far
mitchell, what should people watch for tonight? >> reporter: i think watch for new rhetoric from romney, a softening from his position on iran, there were back-channel talks between the united states and iran about talking about getting together. not yet agreed to by the ayatollah for iran, or from the united states, but the agreement of the diplomatic issues are a good thing, you may hear more rhetoric on benghazi and libya, and both candidates will talk about china quite a bit. china's...
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more on that tonight from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: it would be hard to miss today's target voters. >> i know you want the same thing for your daughters or sisters or moms. or grandmothers, as i do. >> fewer women are working today than when he took office. and so of the people who have gotten hit the hardest, it is women. >> would you assign the lilly ledbetter equal pay law? no answer, he can't say if he would sign the law already on the books. at an obama rally in ohio, even the boss chimed in ohio, even th what do women want? mitt romney says jobs. >> this president's office has failed women, they suffered in terms of getting jobs. >> reporter: trying to make up for the binder of women stumble in the debate, the ryan campaign was in iowa. >> and i know that governor romney would be that type of person to work across the aisle. >> reporter: the president counters that he would oppose the law. permitting more women to sue for equal pay ose the >> i have two daughters, i want to make sure they get paid the same as somebody's sons for doing the same job. >> reporter: both ca
more on that tonight from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: it would be hard to miss today's target voters. >> i know you want the same thing for your daughters or sisters or moms. or grandmothers, as i do. >> fewer women are working today than when he took office. and so of the people who have gotten hit the hardest, it is women. >> would you assign the lilly ledbetter equal pay law? no answer, he can't say if he would sign the law already on the books. at an obama...
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andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> still ahead as nbc nightly news continues, the gathering storm, the newest hurricane, churn in the atlantic, and a new threat. and later, the fastest highway in america accident just waiting to hap >>> and drivers are thrilled, but critics warn there is an accident just waiting to happen. . and with fidelity, getting back on track was easier than i thought. call or come in today to take control of your personal economy. get one-on-one help from america's retirement leader. and i was told to call my next of kin. at 33 years old, i was having a heart attack. now i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i didn't know this could happen so young. take control, talk to your doctor. for over 30 years. and it's now the most doctor recommended, the most preferred and among the most studied. so when it comes to getting the most out of your multivitamin, the choice is clear. centrum. always your most complete. the choice is clear. you know it can be hard to lbreathe, and how that
andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> still ahead as nbc nightly news continues, the gathering storm, the newest hurricane, churn in the atlantic, and a new threat. and later, the fastest highway in america accident just waiting to hap >>> and drivers are thrilled, but critics warn there is an accident just waiting to happen. . and with fidelity, getting back on track was easier than i thought. call or come in today to take control of your personal economy. get one-on-one...
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number one, we'll fact check with andrea mitchell some of what you raised. number two, i noticed a columnist for "the new york times" tonight tweeted out that this was an etch-a-sketch moment for governor romney. it was obviously a knock of the campaign story that came up about changing policy moving toward the center with an ease of erasing an etch-a-sketch. did you see that kind of movement on his part? >> again, i'm almost more comfortable, brian, leaving the politics to others, about what governor romney was trying to do tonight. but clearly, a big part of it, i think, was trying to communicate that he had the temperament to be a commander in chief. and the tone of the united states is -- i think he had a very strong line about no more iraqs or afghanistans. that i think he has understood that there is a kind of intervention fatigue. and the talk, for example, about iran was less about using military force than it was about tightening the sanctions. and again, you were kidding me about it before, but again, i found it striking how both gentlemen were tal
number one, we'll fact check with andrea mitchell some of what you raised. number two, i noticed a columnist for "the new york times" tonight tweeted out that this was an etch-a-sketch moment for governor romney. it was obviously a knock of the campaign story that came up about changing policy moving toward the center with an ease of erasing an etch-a-sketch. did you see that kind of movement on his part? >> again, i'm almost more comfortable, brian, leaving the politics to...
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andrea mitchell, always good to hear your comments on this. and you are joining the team coverage for tonight's big debate showdown coming up on "nightly news" with brian williams. >> thanks. >> thank you. >>> would you be willing to pay an extra buck or two per month to reduce the chance of power outages during storms? well, martin o'malley believes residents will say yes. he said we should allow utilities to pay for upgrades. this is part of the search for solutions after a june storm cut power for days. the companies would have to meet stricter reliability standards. opponents believe the plan rewards utilities for not paying for maintenance themselves. >>> a huge roar from the crowd today at nationals park. and it had nothing to do with the players on the field. >> it's history. it is history. >> can the season finale against the phillies, teddy got his first-ever victory. the fan favorite mascot won the presidents race after a fake philly phanatic knocked down the competitors. they lanl elabeled this series in 2012. a live report on teddy
andrea mitchell, always good to hear your comments on this. and you are joining the team coverage for tonight's big debate showdown coming up on "nightly news" with brian williams. >> thanks. >> thank you. >>> would you be willing to pay an extra buck or two per month to reduce the chance of power outages during storms? well, martin o'malley believes residents will say yes. he said we should allow utilities to pay for upgrades. this is part of the search for...
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i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. president obama and mitt romney are heading back to ohio today in a very different situation than the last time they campaigned in the battleground state. the new pew poll know shows governor romney ahead among likely voters. it's the latest dose of reality for the obama camp in a race that is evolving with only weeks left until election day. joining me for our daily fix, chris cizilla, msnbc contributor and managing editor o of postpolitics.com and mark halperin for "time" and msnbc. joining us from chicago. chris cizilla, first of all to you, the new polls certainly have given a great burst of energy to mitt romney's campaign. >> no question. i would say and we said this when there was polling that had president obama up eight, nine, ten points nationally, let's see where it sorts out at the end of the week or beginning of next week. if you are mitt romney, this is -- the pew poll yesterday was huge news because a lot of what happens here at the end and we are 28 days away, is momen
i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. president obama and mitt romney are heading back to ohio today in a very different situation than the last time they campaigned in the battleground state. the new pew poll know shows governor romney ahead among likely voters. it's the latest dose of reality for the obama camp in a race that is evolving with only weeks left until election day. joining me for our daily fix, chris cizilla, msnbc contributor and managing editor o of postpolitics.com and mark...
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nbc's andrea mitchell led our truth squad in danville last night with a fact check of the debate. she started with the deadly september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi and paul ryan accusing the obama administration not correctly protecting the personnel. >> what we should not be doing is rejecting claims for calls for more security in our barracks, in our marine. we need marines in benghazi when the commander on the ground says we need more forces for security. there were requests for extra security. those requests were not honored. >> reporter: vice president biden called the deaths a tragedy but he said they did not know ambassador stevens and other personnel on the ground had been asking for more security help. >> we weren't told they wanted more security there. we did not know they wanted more security. and, by the way, at the time we were told exactly -- we said exactly what the intelligence community told us that they knew. that was the assessment. >> reporter: it was an assessment, but the state department did know. in real time from videos that requests for
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andrea mitchell is heading up our team working on that. tom brokaw is another member of our team in the arena, in denver. and tom, the conventional wisdom has a way of kind of bubbling up these days during the event. and i imagine one of the plot lines tomorrow will be here's mitt romney, as we said, energized, coming right from the game. he has been in an active, very active campaign heretofore, and the president has been on the job in that realm during this whole time. >> well, governor romney did spend a lot of time preparing for this debate, and it paid off. he had a well-organized narrative. he knew his brief. and this was the candidate that the republican party's been waiting to show up, as a matter of fact. and a lot of businessmen that i've talked to that have dealt with mitt romney in the past have been bewildered by his performance as a candidate. but this is the mitt romney that they described to me as he sat down at a table and did a deal. he had a cycle of themes that he wanted to keep coming back to. the objective realities o
andrea mitchell is heading up our team working on that. tom brokaw is another member of our team in the arena, in denver. and tom, the conventional wisdom has a way of kind of bubbling up these days during the event. and i imagine one of the plot lines tomorrow will be here's mitt romney, as we said, energized, coming right from the game. he has been in an active, very active campaign heretofore, and the president has been on the job in that realm during this whole time. >> well, governor...
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with me today michael duffy, andrea mitchell, kathleen parker and john harris. what will win the difference? for president obama, here's a short must-do list for the two weeks ahead. number one project what he's done into the positive future. ramp up that positive message. obama backs the middle-class. romney can't wait to help the rich. in monday night's debate especially on the issue of libya. and here's a list for romney, keep asking voters are you better off? present yourself as a strong fixer of voters' economic troubles. and look like a commander in chief. this is a tightened race and romney may be the one on offense right now. >> he has to be because he's still a little bit behind in the key states. his job is fairly simple. 16 days tops. he's got to keep the focus on his economic message of lower taxes for everyone whether that's possible or not the long run. he's got to show on foreign policy that you keep the boat in the channel that's a minimum requirement of doing the job. the third thing is, he's got about $150 million to spend. they have to spend i
with me today michael duffy, andrea mitchell, kathleen parker and john harris. what will win the difference? for president obama, here's a short must-do list for the two weeks ahead. number one project what he's done into the positive future. ramp up that positive message. obama backs the middle-class. romney can't wait to help the rich. in monday night's debate especially on the issue of libya. and here's a list for romney, keep asking voters are you better off? present yourself as a strong...
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. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports" countdown to denver. president obama and mitt romney prepare for their first debate. both sides trying to lower expectations. >> governor romney, he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> president obama is a very -- he's a very gifted speaker. the man's been on the national stage for many years. he's an experienced debater. he's done these kinds of debates before. this is mitt's first time on this kind of a stage. >> flashpoint libya, the white house on the defensive after reports of both security and intelligence nurse in benghazi before that terror attack. >> standing up, sitting down. >> which ever one you like. >> there you go. >> do whatever they tell us. >> the white house line is you heard the president say, osama bin laden is dead, al qaeda is done, everything is fine in the middle east. this, obviously, contradicts -- ther series of events contradicts that campaign slogan. so, the fact is, that this was clearly an act of terror committed by people who were pretty well trained jihadists. >> more car
. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports" countdown to denver. president obama and mitt romney prepare for their first debate. both sides trying to lower expectations. >> governor romney, he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> president obama is a very -- he's a very gifted speaker. the man's been on the national stage for many years. he's an experienced debater. he's done these kinds of debates before. this is mitt's first time on this kind of a stage....
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and we'll begin our coverage with nbc's andrea mitchell, good evening, andrea. >> reporter: good evening, brian, in a week that has been a roller coaster for both of the candidates, today's news gave a good bit of a jolt, but that set off a fire storm on what it really means. the news that the unemployment dipped below 8% since he took office came just in time for a president battered by his poor performance in the debate. >> today's news should give us some encouragement. it shouldn't be an excuse for the other side to try to talk down the economy, just to try to score a few political points. >> reporter: not surprisingly, mitt romney saw it differently. >> there were fewer new jobs created this month than last month. >> reporter: romney argued today's numbers disguised the fact that people had stopped trying to even find jobs. >> so it looks like unemployment is getting better. but the truth is, if the same share of people were participating in the work force today, today is on the day that the president got elected, well, the unemployment rate would be at about 11%. >> reporter: it is
and we'll begin our coverage with nbc's andrea mitchell, good evening, andrea. >> reporter: good evening, brian, in a week that has been a roller coaster for both of the candidates, today's news gave a good bit of a jolt, but that set off a fire storm on what it really means. the news that the unemployment dipped below 8% since he took office came just in time for a president battered by his poor performance in the debate. >> today's news should give us some encouragement. it...
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i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. >> romney will come across as empathetic. but here's what mitt's been promising for the last two years. tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. how do you make that seem warm and fuzzy? well you just need to shake it up as hard as mitt did last night. so, let's give it a shot. okay. here we go. >> a little magic there. good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington today. the white house got some welcome news. a september jobs report with the unemployment number now down to 7.8%, the lowest rate since the president took office, first time below 8%. joining me for the daily fix, chris cizilla, msnbc contributor and managing editor of post-politics.com. the president out on the stump trying to make the best of it, these numbers can bounce around. we'll drill down on the economic facts and figures in a moment, but basically this is a good news. >> yeah. look, good news from the country in that the unemployment rate went down and i would say good news politically for president obama because now the talking point that republicans
i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. >> romney will come across as empathetic. but here's what mitt's been promising for the last two years. tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. how do you make that seem warm and fuzzy? well you just need to shake it up as hard as mitt did last night. so, let's give it a shot. okay. here we go. >> a little magic there. good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington today. the white house got some welcome news. a september jobs report with the...
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i'm andrea mitchell live at center college in danville, kentucky. ahead of an -- here we've got a great crowd here already. already for tonight's crucial debate, the vice presidential debate in a presidential campaign that has a razor-thin edge. joining me now is chris cillizza, msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com and chuck todd, nbc's chief white house correspondent, political director and host of "the daily rundown." >> abe lincoln behind you. >> let me go to chris cillizza first. >> sure. >> back in washington, talk about the stake as head. what are the two burdens, if you will for the two candidates tonight? >> well, look, i mean i think it is relatively obvious that mitt romney had some momentum coming off of his debate performance last week. i think that what joe biden needs to do is blunt that momentum with a sort of a draw or a perceived victory. i think if he loses the debate in the same way that barack obama lost the debate to mitt romney, we'll see the momentum on the republican side pick up. i would say more broadl
i'm andrea mitchell live at center college in danville, kentucky. ahead of an -- here we've got a great crowd here already. already for tonight's crucial debate, the vice presidential debate in a presidential campaign that has a razor-thin edge. joining me now is chris cillizza, msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com and chuck todd, nbc's chief white house correspondent, political director and host of "the daily rundown." >> abe lincoln behind you. >>...
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andrea mitchell maintains composure in difficult circumstances. when something happens that causes you, the viewer, to be able to see andrea mitchell slightly recoil, be slightly shocked, that's really something. that something happened earlier today. i want you to look closely. this is andrea mitchell on her fantastic 1:00 p.m. msnbc show today. did you see that reaction? that reaction from the unflappable andrea mitchell who never does that? what made that happen? what made -- watch. that never happens. here's what made that happen. mitt romney's national campaign co-chairman today dispatched by the campaign to talk about last night's debate, here's how he did it. >> what people saw last night i think was a president that revealed his incompetence, how lazy and detached he is. >> governor, i want to give you a chance to maybe take it back. did you really mean to call barack obama the president of the united states lazy? >> yes. i think it -- i think you saw him admit it the night before when he delivered the pizzas. he said, you know, they're ma
andrea mitchell maintains composure in difficult circumstances. when something happens that causes you, the viewer, to be able to see andrea mitchell slightly recoil, be slightly shocked, that's really something. that something happened earlier today. i want you to look closely. this is andrea mitchell on her fantastic 1:00 p.m. msnbc show today. did you see that reaction? that reaction from the unflappable andrea mitchell who never does that? what made that happen? what made -- watch. that...
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i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. and we are in a special edition today, hurricane sandy growing stronger, reaching what could be historic strength as it heads directly for the northeast. we've got all of our reporters standing by throughout the danger zones with full reports but first, our meteorologist bill karins, live in lower manhattan, bracing for the storm surge tonight. bill, you're down there near battery city and obviously you're looking at tide coming in i guess around 8:30 tonight, is the really first test of just how bad this is going to be? >> yeah. this is slightly scary since this is what it looks like at the low tide, you know. we hit that this morning the high tide, about six hours go to the low tied, get up there. it's already gone down about four or five feet since at peak high tide and from here it's going to go up. the tidal predictions are to the exact science. it's almost like river forecasts. the high drolgss make them with the best knowledge they have. it's not as good as your forecast we giv
i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. and we are in a special edition today, hurricane sandy growing stronger, reaching what could be historic strength as it heads directly for the northeast. we've got all of our reporters standing by throughout the danger zones with full reports but first, our meteorologist bill karins, live in lower manhattan, bracing for the storm surge tonight. bill, you're down there near battery city and obviously you're looking at tide coming in i guess around 8:30...
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predebate edition of "andrea mitchell reports." tomorrow we wrap up the debate with former senator tom dashle among other guests. hi, tom ran. >> i know you'll stick around to be in the hour as well with the perils of the town hall style debate. she was the obama supporters whose words resonated across the country two years ago. >> quite frankly i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted at defending you, defending your administration. >> but today like so many others, velma is waiting to see if the president will fight back and defend his rock. velma hart will join us live. does she still stand by the president? chris matthews will join us with his he pre-debate analysis and what chris wants to see tonight. in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ]
predebate edition of "andrea mitchell reports." tomorrow we wrap up the debate with former senator tom dashle among other guests. hi, tom ran. >> i know you'll stick around to be in the hour as well with the perils of the town hall style debate. she was the obama supporters whose words resonated across the country two years ago. >> quite frankly i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted at defending you, defending your administration. >> but today like so many others, velma is...
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andrea mitchell, thanks. back to our panel here. david gregory, a question we took a glancing blow at earlier, how much did this matter tonight? >> well, i'm hearing from a lot of people on twitter who see this as basically a tie. maybe some points biden, maybe some points to ryan. i think you said it before, this is really about next tuesday. i think it's going to be k difficult for the president to be as aggressive as his vice president was, but i think this was a proxy fight. i think this is laying the groundwork for the president of the united states to come out as a different candidate when he faces off against governor romney gechbagain. the threshold question, you know, we have a sitting vice president, can paul ryan handle himself? yeah, they were both knowledgeable, they both were prepared, they both gave strong defenses. this is really about next tuesday. >> you mentioned twitter. it's called social media, people get to be concerned with whatever they get to be concerned with, including the issue of lapel pins. take a look
andrea mitchell, thanks. back to our panel here. david gregory, a question we took a glancing blow at earlier, how much did this matter tonight? >> well, i'm hearing from a lot of people on twitter who see this as basically a tie. maybe some points biden, maybe some points to ryan. i think you said it before, this is really about next tuesday. i think it's going to be k difficult for the president to be as aggressive as his vice president was, but i think this was a proxy fight. i think...
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i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. today both campaigns are stepping up their attempt to win over undecided voters, the women voters. the obama campaign sees openings after tuesday's debate. romney campaign on defense but fighting back hard complete with a bus tour via women who used to work for mitt romney. joining me chris cillizza of postpolitics.com. the senz both campaigns have the obama campaign thinks they gained some ground out of the debate that mitt romney gave them some openings. mitt romney in their campaign as of yesterday firing off press releases sending out surrogates. they felt they were playing defense. this is president obama today in new hampshire. >> by the way, we want our sons to thrive in math and science and engineering. but we also want our daughters to thrive in those fields, too. we don't have to order up some binders to find qualified, talented, driven, young women who can learn and excel in these fields right now. and when these young women graduate, i want them to receive equal pay for eq
i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. today both campaigns are stepping up their attempt to win over undecided voters, the women voters. the obama campaign sees openings after tuesday's debate. romney campaign on defense but fighting back hard complete with a bus tour via women who used to work for mitt romney. joining me chris cillizza of postpolitics.com. the senz both campaigns have the obama campaign thinks they gained some ground out of the debate that mitt romney gave them some...
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i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. the presidential debates are over. the campaigns now in a frantic nonstop push for seven battleground states. and who will get a bump out of both? joining me david axelrod, senior adviser to the obama campaign. thank you very much, david, for being with us. >> good to be with you. >> got a plan, got a pamphlet. deja vu all over again as yogi berra would say, reminded me of putting people first, bill clinton after the new hampshire primary he had that pamphlet in florida when he went down battling off the late paul son gas. what is the strategy in coming up with a pamphlet now with only 14 days to go? >> of course, the pamphlet reflects the ideas that the president has advanced throughout this campaign about where we need to go as a country, building on the progress that we've made, andrea. it's the plan that he talked about at the conventions. it's the plan that he talks about every day. we wanted to codify it and put it in one place as voters making their final decisions, contemplate those decisions they have a chance
i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. the presidential debates are over. the campaigns now in a frantic nonstop push for seven battleground states. and who will get a bump out of both? joining me david axelrod, senior adviser to the obama campaign. thank you very much, david, for being with us. >> good to be with you. >> got a plan, got a pamphlet. deja vu all over again as yogi berra would say, reminded me of putting people first, bill clinton after the new hampshire primary he...